Samuel mason



(No Model.)

' S. MASON, Jr. APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND RBFINING ALGOHOLIG LIQUORSAND OTHER LIQUIDS. No. 482,018. Patented Sept. 6, 1892.

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SAMUEL MASON, JR, OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND REFINING ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND OTHERLIQUlDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,018, datedSeptember 6, 1892. Application filed Septemberlfi, 1891. Serial No.405,807. (No model.) Patented in England April 25, 1891, No. 7,140-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MASON, Jr., a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster,England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus forPurifying and Refining Alcoholic Liquors and other Fluids, (for which Ihave obtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 7,140, bearing date April25, 1891,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for purifying andrefining alcoholic liquors, such as whisky, brandy, gin, wine, or otherfluids, such as olive-oil andthe like, and has for its object to providemeans whereby the same is performed in a much simpler, more effective,and continuous man ner by gravitating or projecting in an open vesselthe said fluid against a blast of air in film form, and thus expel thefusil-oil or other impurities therefrom until it has attained thedesired flavor of ripeness, mellowness, or purity, while the foul airor'gas is permitted to escape to the atmosphere continuously. Iattainthis object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which-- Figure l is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a sectional planon line C D, of my improved purifying or refining apparatus.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu ghout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, and referring to the figures generally, Iuse a treating-vessel aof suitable material, the lower end of whichreceives the fluid to be treated and the upper end a being open to theatmosphere. Inside the treating-vessel a, above the fluid level, Iemploy two inclined positioned finelyperforated plates 0 d,respectively, in connection with air and fluid pipes e and g, positionedabove the same, having each a flatshaped mouth e and g. The pipe e leadsto an air-pump e and the pipe 9 by means of a branch pipe 11 to afluid-circulating pump f, having a suction-pipe z" in communication withthe fluid-space of the treating-vessel a. When the pumps e and f are inoperation, the air is projected in film form against the perforatedplate 0 and the fluid against the perforated plate (1, which breaks thesame into a fine spray, the fluid from the plate at falling through theair-film projected below the same, through the perforated plate 0 inconnection therewith, and into the lower part of the treating-vessel a.The foul gases or other foreign matter released by this operation arepermitted to escape in acontinuous manner through the passage it, formedby the partition m and through the outlet at at the top of the vessel 0.The inlet-pipeg I provide with two valves Z Z, whereby on opening thevalve Z and closing the valve Z the circulation of the fluid through theair-spray issuing from the perforated plate 0 can be maintained and onoperating the valves Z l vice versa the fluid after having beensufficiently treated removed from the treating-vessel a to any desiredplace.

To facilitate the examining of the interior of the apparatus or cleaningof the plates 0 d, I form the top or outlet 0, thereof removable andwith a door a therein or below the same.

\Vhat I do claim as my invention, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In an apparatus for purifying and refining alcoholic liquors and otherfluids, a treatingvessel (1, open at its upper end a andhavinginternally above the fluid level a vertical passage h and inclinedpositioned perforated plates 0 and d, onto which latter are respectivelyprojected in film form air and the fluid to be treated from flat-mouthedpipes e e and g g, positioned, respectively, above the plates 0 and cl,the pipe 6 leading to an airpump 6 and the pipe g by means of branchpipe 1' to a fluid-circulating pumpf, in communication with thetreating-vessel a, the plates 0 and d being adapted to thoroughly breakup and mix the fluid to be treated with the air and the passage m andopen end a to permit the foul gases or other foreign matter released toescape from the purified fluid, substantially as set forth.

SAMUEL MASON, JR.

WVitnesses:

ALFRED BOSSHARDT, STANLEY E. BRAMALL.

